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I don't know but it might make a huge difference to the way racing is viewed and the way that other horses would be treated...

I worked in racing for many years. I loved it. I had no real Interest in racing when I started but needed some extra money for my own...

Horse wise I have no idea how long an event course is nowadays, but horses used to steeplechase then go XC over huge technical tracks...

I really, really struggle to understand how an experienced rider wouldn’t feel immediately that this was a serious injury: Any rider...

I’m not sure that anyone thinks the outcome would have been different, but you ARE defending the jockey without watching the race. I...

I am glad to see you write that. It’s impossible for anything to be said nowadays without a bit of far right propaganda. Sadly Reform...

All the stories today stem from a 2018 tweet by Zack criticising the national. It’s just trying to shift attention from what he’s...

So someone who has not even watched the race is happy to condemn those who think that the jockey should have pulled the horse up rather...

I'm not especially interested in racing any more but I really, truly think you are wrong. Gold Dancer landed very, very badly and in a...

You're always so dispassionate in your responses. The only conclusion that anyone can form from reading your posts is that you see...

Because they are trying to protect the racing industry which employs them. This stinks. But far too many people saw what really...

I remember watching that and being horrified that said person didn’t pull up, or get pulled up.

Yes, it's who you think it is.

They should but they frequently don’t. Personally I think if the rider doesn’t choose to do so, the Ground Jury should pull a horse up...

I follow a lot of racing SM posts and I can say that only Bonny and a very few deranged punters think there was nothing wrong in what...